Conformational changes of baseplate regulatingtail contraction of Staphylococcus phage 812
Ján Bíňovský, Marta Šiborová, Maryna Zlatohurska, Jiří Nováček, Pavol Bárdy, Roman Baška, Karel Škubník, Tibor Botka, Martin Benešík, Roman Pantůček, Konstantinos Tripsianes, Pavel Plevka
This study uses cryo-EM to show how the baseplate of phage 812 undergoes conformational changes that trigger tail contraction during infection of Gram-positive bacteria.
The EMBO Journal · Jun 26, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology